Hottest Financial Stocks Now – APO GBL HOMB FNGN

by Portfolio Grader | June 5, 2014 6:45 pm

Financial stocks finished up 0.9% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.7%, the Nasdaq increased 0.8% and the S&P 500 rose 0.7%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• Apollo Global Management Llc C (APO[1]): APO stock is up 4.9% today.

• Gamco Investors (GBL[2]): GBL stock is up 4.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Home Bancshares (HOMB[3]): HOMB stock is up 3.9% today.

• Financial Engines (FNGN[4]): FNGN stock is up 3.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII[5]): AGII stock is up 3.6% to a new 52-week high of $49.57.

• First Midwest Bancorp (FMBI[6]): FMBI stock is up 3.5% today.

• Privatebancorp (PVTB[7]): PVTB stock is up 3.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• UMB Financial Corp (UMBF[8]): UMBF stock is up 3.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR[9]): BFR stock is up 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Horace Mann Educators Corp (HMN[10]): HMN stock is up 3.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Wellpoint Health Networks Inc (WLP[11]): WLP stock is down 1.3% today.

• Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR[12]): IBKR stock is down 0.9% today.

• Willis Group Holdings (WSH[13]): WSH stock is down 0.9% today.

• Lazard Ltd (LAZ[14]): LAZ stock is down 0.9% today.

• Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH[15]): UNH stock is down 0.9% today.

• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG[16]): AJG stock is down 0.7% today.

• Humana Inc (HUM[17]): HUM stock is down 0.7% today.

• Lincoln National Corp (LNC[18]): LNC stock is down 0.7% today.

• Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO[19]): AGO stock is down 0.6% today.

• Brookfield Asset Management Inc (BAM[20]): BAM stock is down 0.6% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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